On a frigid Saturday in Ann Arbor, then-No. 4 Northwestern Lacrosse took on the then-No. 12 Michigan Wolverines in what would be a gritty and chilly game.
This game was especially meaningful for Head Coach Kelly Amonte-Hiller, as her former player Hannah Nielsen is now the head coach at Michigan. Nielsen won four consecutive national championships at Northwestern, where she made her presence known as one of the best to ever don the purple and white.
The ‘Cats were coming off of two sizable victories, beating the Ohio State Buckeyes 22-14 and the Dartmouth Big Green 18-8.